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Drama and Theatre Note: )k Answer all questions. Total marks for this paper ls 40. )t? In each of the questions I to 40, pick one of the alternatives (l), (2), (3), (4) which you consider is correct or most appropriate. -)v; Mark q,cross (X) on the number corresponding to your choice in the answer sheet provided. )k Further instructions are given on the back of the answer sheet. Follow them carefully.

L. Sokari, though comic is basically (1) an exorcistic ceremony. (2) masked entertainment. (3) a fertility rite. (4) social satire.

2. Sokari's husband is (1) the village doctor. (2) Guru Hamy. (3) Punchi Rala. (4) Sottana. 3. Sokari hails from (1) Bengal. (2) Tamil Nadu. (3) Kerala. (4) Uttar Pradesh.

4. The creator of Nurthi was (1) John de Silva. (2) Peter Silva. (3) Don Bastian. (4) Charles Dias.

5. Siri Sangabo (1903) was produced by (1) Don Bastian. (2) John de Silva. (3) Charles Dias. (4) Peter Silva. 6. He Comes from Jaffna (1934), still popular is an adaptation by (1) Dick Dias. (2) V. Ariyaratnam. (3) H. Sri Nissanka. (4) E.F.C. Ludowyk. 7. He Comes from Jaffna was adopted from a play by (1) R.B. Sheridan. (2) Oliver Goldsmith. (3) William Congreve. (4) Sidney Grundy.

8. He still Comes from Jaffna, first staged in Colombo on 13th December 2003, was by (1) Ruana Rajapakshe. (2) Ernest Macintyre. (3) Manuka Wijesinghe. (4) Michael de Soyza. 9. The pioneer in local street drama was (1) Parakrama Niriella. (2) Dhamma Jagoda. (3) Sugathapala de Silva. (4) Gamini Hathtotuwegama.

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10. Celebrating its 40h anniversary in 2019, Kelani Palama was a striking play by (1) Chandrasena Dissanayake. (2) R.R. Samarakoon. (3) Ajith Thilakasena. (4) Premaranjith Tilakaratne.

11. Kelani Palama reveals a (l) political conscience. (2) nationalist conscience. (3) socialist conscience. (4) social conscience. 12. Gajaman Story was written by (1) Jayalath Manoratna. (2) Dayananda Gunawardana. (3) Bandula Jayawardhana. (4) Lucien Bulathsinhala. 13. The renaissance of modern Sinhala drama dates from (1) 1e48. (2) res6. (3) Ie6s. (4) re77. 14. The architect of the renaissance of modern Sinhala drama was (1) . (2) Gunadasa Amarasekare. (3) Ediriweera Sarathchandra. (4) Munidasa Cumaranatunga.

15. The renaissance of modern Tamil drama dates from (1) 1e48. (2) res6. (3) re6s. (4) re76. 16. The architect of the renaissance of modern Tamil drama was (1) Professor K. Sivathamby. (2) Professor S. Vithiananthan. (3) Professor S. Thillainathan. (4) Professor K. Kailasapathy. 17. Elova Gihin Melova Awa is a folk comedy which is (1) satiric. (2) escapist. (3) romantic. (4) didactic. 18. Elova Gihin Melova Awa was composed by (1) Dayananda Gunawardena. (2) Henry Jayasena. (3) Ediriweera Sarathchandra. (4) Sugathapala de Silva. 19. The well-known play Sudu saha Kalu, staged in a new production in October 2019, was authored by (1) Simon Nawagaththegama. (2) Jayalath Manoratne. (3) Sunanda Mahendra. (4) R.R. Samarakoon. 20. The Sinhala play, Cheri Watta, is a translation of the Cherry Orchard by (1) Henrik Ibsen. (2) August Strindberg. (3) Garcia Lorca. (4) Anton Chekov. 21. Kuveni is a landmark Sinhala play written by (1) Bandula Jayawardhana. (2) Sunanda Mahendra. (3) Sugathapala de Silva. (4) Henry Jayasena. 22. It:anuwataye Kathawa (The Tale of the Chalk Circle) was a triumph for (1) Ediriweera Sarachchandra. (2) R.R. Samarakoon. (3) Chandrasena Dissanayake. (4) Henry Jayasena. 23. The original of Hunuwataye Kathawa was a play by (1) Bertolt Brecht. (2) August Strindberg. (3) Henrik Ibsen. (4) Anton Chekov. 24. Ernest Macintyre's rise as an English-language dramatist was assisted by the theatre group (1) Ceylon Amateur Dramatic Club. (2) Lilrl'le Theatre Group. (3) Stage and Set. (4) Aquinas Dramatic Society. 25. The active theatre group, Mind Adventures, was formed in 1999 by a group of three, including (1) Nafeesa Amirudeen. (2) Tracy Holsinger. (3) Neidra Williams. (4) Nadeera Adamaly.

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26. Rama and Sita (1964), based on the most interesting section of the Ramayana, was written by (1) Lucien de Zoysa. (2) Gamini Gunawardena. (3) V.Ariyaratnam. (4) Dick Dias.

27. 'Puswedilla' and 'Freddy' were creations of (1) Indu Dharmasena. (2) Feroze Kamardeen. (3) Jehan Aloysius. (4) Ruwanthie de Chickera.

28. The 'Tomiya' series was the brainchild of (1) Jehan Bastians. (2) Manuka Wijesinghe. (3) Senaka Abeyratne. (4) Indu Dharmasena. 29. Hamtet at Elsie's Bar, an original musical comedy, though produced in October 2019 by a new director, was the creation of (1) Vinodh Senadeera. (2) Feroze Kamardeen. (3) Indu Dharmasena. (4) Jirh Peiris.

30. The ongoing social-political drama, Dear Children, Sincerely was written and directed by (1) Jehan Aloysius. (2) Claire de Silva. (3) Steve de la Zllva. (4) Ruwanthie de Chickera.

31. Dear Children, Sincerely is suitable for (1) children. (2) youth. (3) adults. (4) all ages. 32. Every Brilliant Thing, Fun Home.and the new production of Hamlet at Elsie's Bar were directed by (1) Sashane Perera. (2) Karen Balthazaar. (3) Michelle Perera. (4) Jerome L. de Silva.

33. The director of the highly skilled theatre group, The Workshop Players, is (1) Jerome L. de Silva. (2) Steve de la Zilva. (3) Ruwanthie de Chickera. (4) Nafeesa Amirudeen.

34. The Ritual, an original play in the English-language theatre, is by (1) Senake Abeyratna. (2) Indu Dharmasena. (3) Jehan Aloysius. (4) Ruwanthie de Chickera.

35. The Ritual is best characterized as (1) experimental. (2) Absurdist. (3) expressionist. (4) poetic. 36. The Golden Swan or Beyond the Curtain (1989) is the only play in English by (1) Professor S. Vithiananthan. (2) Henry Jayasena. (3) Dayananda Gunawardana. (4) Ediriweera Sarachchandra.

37. The leading theatre in Colombo is (1) the Lionel Wendt. (2) the Bishop's College Auditorium. (3) the Elphinstone. (4) the Lumbini. 38. Middle of Silence, which made a splash when first written and performed, is by (1) Feroze Kamardeen. (2) Manuka Wijesinghe. (3) Ruwanthie de Chickera. (4) Ruana Rajapakse.

39. Drama is (1) a collaborative art. (2) an elitist art. (3) a popular art. (4) a living art. 40. Drama usually reflects (1) the world as it is. (2) the world as it should be. (3) the world as it was. (4) the world as the dramatist sees it.

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Drama and Theatre II * Answer five (05) questions only, including question one and four other questions

1. Read the following extract from Let's Give Them Curry and answer the questions below it. "I suppose, deep down, right under, like you, I would prefer it our way." (i) Identify the speaker. (0I mark) (ii) Identify the character whom the speaker addresses. (0I mark) (iii) Clarify the problem which has prompted this speech. (02 marks) (iv) What is meant by "our way"? (02 mqrks) (v) What is the attitude of "you" to the problem? (02 marks) (vi) Does the speaker entirely agree with "you"? (02 marks) (vii) Are both the speaker and "you" equally racist? (02 marks)

2. (i) Comment on the character of Ranjini in Let's Give Them Curry. (06 marks) (ii) Describe the character of Thommo in Let's Give Them Curry. (06 marks)

3. (i) In the field of drama, in what ways can an adaptation differ from a translation? (06 marks) (ii) What purposes do adaptations fulfil in Sinhala or Tamil theatre? (06 marks)

4. (i) What are the possible uses of lighting in a stage production? (06 marks) (ii) What are the possible uses of music in a stage production? (06 marks)

5. (i) Imagining you are a director, what kind of script would you choose for a school production? (06 marks) (ii) What purposes do drama in schools serve? (06 marks)

6. (i) Explain the predominance of comedy in the English-language or Sinhala theatre scene. (06 marks) (ii) Does the predominance of comedy impede the growth of serious drama? Substantiate. (06 marks)

7. (i) What are the possible sources of humour in a comedy? (06 marks) (ii) Do you prefer comedy to tragedy? Account for your preference. (06 marks)